Malvaceae FAMILY
Thespesia danis
Thespesia danis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Thespesia danis is a deciduous shrub or a tree; it usually grows up to 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 10 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.
HabitatRiverine forest (margins) and scrub; river-banks; on sandy to silty soil in area subjected to seasonal flooding; secondary bushland; at elevations from 1 - 500 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].